By Kibner Go To PostCompetitive mode should (in theory) help with this. Maybe.True, unless you get shitty teammates :)
It's the LoL effect all over again.
By Lupercal Go To PostTrue, unless you get shitty teammates :)And just like in LoL, we will have to learn how to carry a team through skill, communication, and motivation. It's gonna be a lot of work.
It's the LoL effect all over again.
By Kibner Go To PostAnd just like in LoL, we will have to learn how to carry a team through skill, communication, and motivation. It's gonna be a lot of work.
Yups, to bad the ingame voice is terrible. I think my volume's up to 85 and yet 50% of the time, I see the icon but no sound.
By Lupercal Go To PostMaaaan, trying to break through on Offense in Route 66 is a real pain with randoms.
The opposing team is great with Mercy, Bastion, Reinhardt and Pharah Magic.
And here I am sitting alone with Zarya while W&H try and snipe from spawn and when we eventually do break through and get a checkpoint, we get a third sniper.
Think I'm done playing with no frienss on, just a waste of time.
People picking snipers on R66 on offense basically mean an auto loss. It's just not a sniper map from that direction. Add in the reduced push and yeah... game gets very hard.
It's a bad Genji map also until the you're inside (after the 2nd cap point).
Great tracer map though.
By Kibner Go To PostCompetitive mode should (in theory) help with this. Maybe.
Nah it won't. LoL / Dota 2 have "competitive" modes or Ranked, and you still get the same level of retard in them.
Also, Pharah / Mercy's strength general lae inthe fact that most people don't want to look up. And don't. until they're getting utled. I was talking about the combo a page or two ago. It was strong pre-widow nerf. The added mobility is the killer for most teams.
The down side as a Mercy is that you can get isolated from your team mates leaving them with very little sustain.
But there are a lot of counters to it. Bastion, McCree, Widow, 76.
The real stupid cheese at the moment is Reinhardt / Zenyatta / Bastion trio.
what map isn't a bad genji map though?
*puts on hater shades*
In all seriousness though good luck spotting many Genji picks in high level play. He's inferior to Tracer as a flanker and inferior McRee/Soldier in terms of general damage output. It's why I said those Shurikens getting light magnetism or aim assist so he can stay mobile would help his case, because his primary is awful.
*puts on hater shades*
In all seriousness though good luck spotting many Genji picks in high level play. He's inferior to Tracer as a flanker and inferior McRee/Soldier in terms of general damage output. It's why I said those Shurikens getting light magnetism or aim assist so he can stay mobile would help his case, because his primary is awful.
Genji can be good as a distraction but as you said, Tracer does it better on most maps.
A good Genji though, can be damn scary. I'd be hunting Pharaohs and Mercy all day.
Watchung Seagull and hearing/seeing Genji play and his little tips, make a big difference.
I didn't know Genji had a triple jump, goddamn.
A good Genji though, can be damn scary. I'd be hunting Pharaohs and Mercy all day.
Watchung Seagull and hearing/seeing Genji play and his little tips, make a big difference.
I didn't know Genji had a triple jump, goddamn.
By Lupercal Go To PostYups, to bad the ingame voice is terrible. I think my volume's up to 85 and yet 50% of the time, I see the icon but no sound.I think something may be wrong with your system or settings or those of who you play with. The voice chat works real well with the groups I play with. Phaze and Eldritch can attest to how much of a chatterbox we are.
I finally installed the PC version last night. It's funny starting over and seeing the crazy noob mistakes everybody is making. Was I really that dumb? I'm sure I was.
New favorite thing is blasting people off the map on Ilios with Pharah. It's only working on these low level guys, but it's never not funny.
New favorite thing is blasting people off the map on Ilios with Pharah. It's only working on these low level guys, but it's never not funny.
By Jeff-DSA Go To PostI finally installed the PC version last night. It's funny starting over and seeing the crazy noob mistakes everybody is making. Was I really that dumb? I'm sure I was.I love doing that on every map as lucio. Particularly if you can get 2 or 3 at once.
New favorite thing is blasting people off the map on Ilios with Pharah. It's only working on these low level guys, but it's never not funny.
.... Yeah i play a lot of support classes. It's the small things.
I don't like the Sudden Death rules on capture maps. One team has to capture the first point in 2:15 or lose. First thing I really don't like about the game.
I wish it went off of who captured the points quickest. Whatever.
I wish it went off of who captured the points quickest. Whatever.
By Kibner Go To PostI don't like the Sudden Death rules on capture maps. One team has to capture the first point in 2:15 or lose. First thing I really don't like about the game.
I wish it went off of who captured the points quickest. Whatever.
Yea. They should have just ran with the stopwatch rules. Sudden Death is really unfair on a lot of the maps. I'm on the same boat. Shit is hella dumb.
Mercy is currently bugged. It's no wonder why I was fucking up my healing/damage amping in certain situations. She's getting fixed though.
Goddamn competitive is friggin awesome, so tense and Best of 5? Damn, sweating all over.
Won 4 in a row, had mostly the same teammates for 3 of them, 4th game was all new ones.
Got PoTG at the end for pushing 5 guys off the map in Ilios as Reinhardt.
Now to wind down for a bit.
Won 4 in a row, had mostly the same teammates for 3 of them, 4th game was all new ones.
Got PoTG at the end for pushing 5 guys off the map in Ilios as Reinhardt.
Now to wind down for a bit.
That moment when match after match you're faced with either picking Reinhardt or probably losing since everyone else wants to slay
By Dark PhaZe Go To PostThat moment when match after match you're faced with either picking Reinhardt or probably losing since everyone else wants to slay
I'll be Reinhardt if you slay buddeh !
By Dark PhaZe Go To Postcan we make Genji selectable only if your team is currently maintaining a 20% leadGenji is excellent for fucking up a defense on the first point of Anubis! Makes them scramble and have to divert their attention so that your team can get through the first line of defense.
jfc
By Kibner Go To PostGenji is excellent for fucking up a defense on the first point of Anubis! Makes them scramble and have to divert their attention so that your team can get through the first line of defense.most people picking genji suck bawls
By Kibner Go To PostGenji is excellent for fucking up a defense on the first point of Anubis! Makes them scramble and have to divert their attention so that your team can get through the first line of defense.
"struggling to take point a on Anbus"
said no team ever
#bangenji
#buffgenji
By Dark PhaZe Go To Post#buffgenjionly hero more lowkey op than genji is zarya
played a match earlier, no one said a fucking word until the end of course...and that was to complain about teammates. because hey fuck communicating and calling out
everyone just wants to get carried to ranks they don't deserve. its games like overwatch that make me realize why gaf despises multiplayer. at least in csgo you have teammates trying to communicate for the first 5 rounds before they give up and start talking shit to each other
everyone just wants to get carried to ranks they don't deserve. its games like overwatch that make me realize why gaf despises multiplayer. at least in csgo you have teammates trying to communicate for the first 5 rounds before they give up and start talking shit to each other
By Rob Go To Postplayed a match earlier, no one said a fucking word until the end of course…and that was to complain about teammates. because hey fuck communicating and calling outHow it's 2016 and every online multiplayer match-making based game doesn't have a reputation system built in is mind boggling to me./
everyone just wants to get carried to ranks they don't deserve. its games like overwatch that make me realize why gaf despises multiplayer. at least in csgo you have teammates trying to communicate for the first 5 rounds before they give up and start talking shit to each other
most people in overwatch think they're a lot better than they actually are
i can tell because people pick hanzo
i can tell because people pick hanzo
Christ. Sudden Death Watchpoint: Gibraltar in competitive is ultra unfair on attack. People watch twitch nowadays and see that the server room defense is actually amazing. It's like, yeaa...if you got constant W's you wouldn't have to worry about it, but man. That small ass amount of time to push to the second actual point. FOH.
Bring on Season 2. lmao
lmfao.
Bring on Season 2. lmao
By DY_nasty Go To Postmost people in overwatch think they're a lot better than they actually are
i can tell because people pick hanzo
lmfao.
By Dark PhaZe Go To Postjust hit 25 lolI'm still not done with my placement matches. :(
do i have to get a skill number before i can play with the brehs kibner?
I think as long as you are within 50 skill ranking, you can play with someone. Just message me or right click on my name and hit "join group".
My rank is dumb low, thanks to how my placements went. Ugh...
Phaze, you don't get a skill number, until after your first 10 matches. Then, it doesn't matter. Group with whomever you want to, or solo.
I should have waited....
Ended up going 5-5 thanks to people not communicating and going afk (like...why).
If you're losing, just lose. Nothing worse than people that just give up in these games.
Phaze, you don't get a skill number, until after your first 10 matches. Then, it doesn't matter. Group with whomever you want to, or solo.
By Dark PhaZe Go To Posti refuse to do placement matches solo
I should have waited....
Ended up going 5-5 thanks to people not communicating and going afk (like...why).
If you're losing, just lose. Nothing worse than people that just give up in these games.
Symmetra would probably be my most played character if it didn't require the rest of my team not making shitty choices.
Switching to PC from console is a bit of a shock. First of all, the matchmaking is WAY more prone to mismatched skill. I'm seeing lots more stomps because one team has guys ranked 15-20 levels higher. It's a little crazy. Secondly, there are way more trolls, leavers, and AFK players. Basically there's a lot more trash in the ranks. That said, the skill level of the average player is noticeably better and the average match is more competitive. You just have to deal with a lot of crappy stuff along the way.
I'll find it hard to go back to PS4 as I'm settling in on PC now.
Oh, and loot boxes on PC suuuuuuuuuuuck. I've not got anything better than a blue so far. On the PS4 I was getting way better stuff right from the get go. I really wish that stuff was tied to my Battle.net account and not to my platform. I'm leaving some really cool unlocks behind.
I'll find it hard to go back to PS4 as I'm settling in on PC now.
Oh, and loot boxes on PC suuuuuuuuuuuck. I've not got anything better than a blue so far. On the PS4 I was getting way better stuff right from the get go. I really wish that stuff was tied to my Battle.net account and not to my platform. I'm leaving some really cool unlocks behind.
By data Go To PostSymmetra would probably be my most played character if it didn't require the rest of my team not making shitty choices.I got 9 hours on symettra and a 75-80% winrate with her
turrets aside, if your team is at least close to as good as the opposing team, time is on your side and you can win simply on attrition alone
once you bring turrets into the mix... you can do a lot of things. I only go for kill gates when i know i have time to set up (ie team not sucking) or i can tell that the enemy team is gonna cooperate by being stupid. Most of the time i just set them up to slow people down in terrible places.
Most of the points will basically require 3 or more people to push me off objective - at that point i'm thoroughly pissed off at my team though.
When you hop into a random game with no healers, where the team is getting stomped near their last PL point. You pick Zenyatta, Reinhardt knows what's up, and you go on a 15 kill streak and the Payload has moved ALL the way back to the halfway point
By Kibner Go To PostI don't like the Sudden Death rules on capture maps. One team has to capture the first point in 2:15 or lose. First thing I really don't like about the game.I don't like sudden death.
I wish it went off of who captured the points quickest. Whatever.
But i hate stopwatch. It's generally pretty terrible.
By Jeff-DSA Go To PostSwitching to PC from console is a bit of a shock. First of all, the matchmaking is WAY more prone to mismatched skill. I'm seeing lots more stomps because one team has guys ranked 15-20 levels higher. It's a little crazy. Secondly, there are way more trolls, leavers, and AFK players. Basically there's a lot more trash in the ranks. That said, the skill level of the average player is noticeably better and the average match is more competitive. You just have to deal with a lot of crappy stuff along the way.I'm surprised it's not tied to your b.net account.
I'll find it hard to go back to PS4 as I'm settling in on PC now.
Oh, and loot boxes on PC suuuuuuuuuuuck. I've not got anything better than a blue so far. On the PS4 I was getting way better stuff right from the get go. I really wish that stuff was tied to my Battle.net account and not to my platform. I'm leaving some really cool unlocks behind.
That sucks. Particularly if you paid for any.
Had some success with Roadhog at the end there. Feel like I want to watch some twitch for a bit to get a better handle on strats and counters
By Dark PhaZe Go To PostHad some success with Roadhog at the end there. Feel like I want to watch some twitch for a bit to get a better handle on strats and countersAn important thing to note is that counters and strats can change based on the skill level of the teams. What is a counter one way at low skill (Genji > Widow), turns to the opposite at high level. Just something to keep in mind as you watch and read about stuff.
Kinda like how zone defense can be super effective in college basketball, but not so much in the NBA since you have more people capable of shooting well enough to bust it up.
I have my shield up and the Mercy is the only one shooting through it. How we turned that mess around to win 3-2, I have no clue.
God damn this game's community is the fucking worst. It has to be some mix of Leaguers, Twitch dumbasses, and Hearthstone scum. Every other fucking game, ranked or not, there's SOMEBODY complaining that everyone sucks except them. There's always some Genji that thinks their team sucks but they're nowhere to be found when I'm clearing the point and actually trying to cap not realizing that no one gives a fuck about their flank on Hanzo on the second CP when it's a 2 second walk back for him.
Like how you gonna say the team is bad when I've got ALL non-healing gold medals as Pharah but you're some pro ass Genji. Not only am I outkilling you, but I'm spending more time on the point.
The game not having a scoreboard doesn't prevent toxic behavior. It encourages it. Because 9/10 times based on previous video game experience, the people that talk the most shit about their 'bad team' are at the bottom of the screen.
Like how you gonna say the team is bad when I've got ALL non-healing gold medals as Pharah but you're some pro ass Genji. Not only am I outkilling you, but I'm spending more time on the point.
The game not having a scoreboard doesn't prevent toxic behavior. It encourages it. Because 9/10 times based on previous video game experience, the people that talk the most shit about their 'bad team' are at the bottom of the screen.
[21:37] <giri> i fucking hate shit teams
[21:37] <giri> literally stood there and watched me get run down / killed by mei / zarya 8 times
[21:38] <giri> 4 times, it happened IN FRONT OF 4 team mates
[21:38] <giri> they just ignroed the healer getting killed
[21:38] <giri> i should have reported them all
[21:37] <giri> literally stood there and watched me get run down / killed by mei / zarya 8 times
[21:38] <giri> 4 times, it happened IN FRONT OF 4 team mates
[21:38] <giri> they just ignroed the healer getting killed
[21:38] <giri> i should have reported them all
By DY_nasty Go To Posthttps://clips.twitch.tv/a_seagull/UnusualGooseKappaPride
gdlk
of course it was a vid of his ult
ijs
I got a triple kill with Mercy while reviving three players on my team on the objective. Play of the game still goes to a Hanzo ult that kills a couple of people in a choke point.
Blizzard doesn't care about support people.
Blizzard doesn't care about support people.
By Jeff-DSA Go To PostI got a triple kill with Mercy while reviving three players on my team on the objective. Play of the game still goes to a Hanzo ult that kills a couple of people in a choke point.As someone who plays Zenyatta,
Blizzard doesn't care about support people.
I don't ever want to hear a Mercy complain about POTG